The Media Insight Project

Election insights: Understanding public preferences for news coverage for 2024

The public relies heavily on local and national news organizations as sources for news about elections, but many adults have concerns about the reliability of the information they get.

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Funding news: How Gen Z and Millennials pay for or donate to news

New Media Insight Project study highlights who among Gen Z and Millennials pay for or donate to news, how payers or donors get news, and the topics that drive their behavior.

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Knowing the news: How Gen Z and Millennials get information on essential topics

New Media Insight Project study reveals how Gen Z and Millennials follow and interact with topics fundamental to their lives and society.

News and Media

Fatigue, traditionalism, and engagement: news habits and attitudes of the Gen Z and Millennial generations

New Media Insight Project study reveals Gen Z and Millennials follow news from a range of sources but have concerns about its reliability and the spread of misinformation in both traditional and social media.

News and Media

A new way of looking at trust in media: Do Americans share journalism’s core values?

April 14, 2021 The deep divides over trust in the news media are usually portrayed as largely ideological. Democrats are seven times more likely than Republicans to say they trust the mainstream media, and independents are four times as likely.[1] But the argument over media trust often has the feel of people talking past each…